Good friend of mine had a situation come up today. His neighbor moved in a few years ago. They wave and say hello, but that's about it. Not a bad neighbor but definitely not a friend.

 

So he tells me the neighbor fired up his generator when the power went out on Monday and had tons of stuff running in the house. Apparently it looked like Luna Park. Same thing last night. Early this AM he rings my buddy's doorbell and asks for some gas. My friend has been using his generator sparingly just to keep the fridge cold and run a few ancillary lights and computer. Since it was running this morning, the neighbor knew he would have some gas.

 

So my friend has about 10 gallons of gas left and is not too keen on giving it to this guy who irresponsibly went through all his. Still, he is a kind and generous person and wants to do the "right" thing.

 

I won't tell you yet what he chose, just curious what you guys would do. I want to say I would refuse to teach him a lesson, but I tend to have a soft heart and would most likely give him at least a few gallons.

 

What say you?

I would say that I can't , but I would if there was a gas station open a mile away....

What say you?

 

If an acquaintance asked me that, I'd probably respond "Damn, I was hoping you had extra" and never actually answer the question.

 

If a friend asked me, I'd try to figure out how we'd split up the fuel so we both wouldn't be left short.

I would have told him to go pound sand.

Its not like theres no gas left in NJ, tell him to go buy his own. What happens if you give him some and then the power stays out longer than you expected, now your out of gas and do you really think hes gonna help you out? Prob not.

 

Now if its a freind then yea Ill help them out otherwise

In that situation. No. Close friend yes. Let that guy run around and find gas because he want to run everything like a spoiled brat

piss off and shut the door

I would say that I have none to spare but I will lend you a pump that you can use to get gas out of your cars tank.

I would say that I have none to spare but I will lend you a pump that you can use to get gas out of your cars tank.

And the next day you go out and your car is on empty , lol !!!!

if he wasnt a good neighbor who tried to help me before, then he can pound salt. I am lucky enuff to have a neighbor running a power line to my house for my fridge & 2 lights. Im lucky to have good neighbors, some aren't.

I'd tell him to pound sand. 10 gallons is not a lot, and the power outage is going to be for a while...

Going by what you said, this question doesn't even need to be asked.

I would give the guy a couple of gallons and tell him to strech it. It's not like gas can't be found anywhere... I know he can go get it himself too....

No way.. tell him u need what u have and that you need it

WWJD

WWJD

 

Turn water into Gasoline?

WWJD

 

Who cares...he has far more powers than I do apparently...lol

quoting doesn't work on my phone for some reason but I busted up laughing at malsua's answer. that was great.but to my answer... probably say I didn't have any to spare. if I was interested in possibly having a neighbor to count on or be more than a person I nod at now and then I would give a gallon and say "use sparingly".friend of course but first come in for a beer....it's cold :-)

WWJD

Turn water into Gasoline?

 

Classic! That even got a chuckle out of my wife.

WWJD

Turn water into Gasoline?

 

Well, I do work in a Christian store, so perhaps I'm qualified to say that yes, he probably would turn water into gasoline.

 

Me personally? I'd probably give him a gallon or two, and explain to him that you only want to run your generator long enough to keep the fridge cold, and that's it.

 

If it's someone I knew well, or if they had kids or something, I'd probably give them most of my gas, like 5-6 gallons or so.

Ya know how people make a habit of buying ammo every now and then so it doesnt hurt as much as buying a case all at once? Yeah imma buy a 5 gal gas can every other month

Don't give up ANY resources! I would invite over to watch TV etc and leave at that.

Ya know how people make a habit of buying ammo every now and then so it doesnt hurt as much as buying a case all at once? Yeah imma buy a 5 gal gas can every other month

 

Not a bad idea as long as you can rotate stock so to speak. Gas will go bad after awhile.

 

As far as the OP's question, I would say no. Close friends or family yes. Me and a friend have an agreement about pooling resources in a situation like this. Bags were packed, and ready to go Saturday night in anticipation of the storm. Didn't pull the trigger cause it miraculously never got too bad over here.

I would have politely siad " I got my own family to worry about" then I would recommend he conserves gas just like ur friend did. If he were a Long time friend I would invite him to stay with us

WWJD?

I think he would teach him how to fish. Meaning he would teach him reliance and give him few gallons if not all the gas he needed at least that's what I think. You ever know how this situation could work out he could turn out to be a great neighbor and friend just by simply helping him out.

I would say no. I didn't have enough gas and rationed using the generator as a result. Only 12 gallons and I needed more.

 

If its me or them, I choose me.

These are the kind of social, moral, and ethical dilemmas that are going to come up in the event of a "real" emergency. Fortunately, for most of us in northern NJ, this has been more of an inconvenience than a disaster. (Obviously, there are exceptions.)

 

In this case, the question is whether or not the neighbor can run his generator to stay comfortable. But what if the situation involved a request for food, water, first aid supplies, or other things necessary to sustain life? What would we do in those situations? Not really looking for specific answers, but these are things those of us who have prepared will need to consider.

Not a bad idea as long as you can rotate stock so to speak. Gas will go bad after awhile.

 

As far as the OP's question, I would say no. Close friends or family yes. Me and a friend have an agreement about pooling resources in a situation like this. Bags were packed, and ready to go Saturday night in anticipation of the storm. Didn't pull the trigger cause it miraculously never got too bad over here.

 

No Id only keep 1 filled on a regular basis (unless I really get into the prepper mentality and rotate gas into vehicles) but Id rather have a stockpile of storage devices to load up before the storm hits. I filled all my cans and vehicles even though I didnt need the cans. Id like to know that if I needed them, I can head to the gas station and fill up 30-40 gallons to hold me over.

so OP, what was the end result?

I'll go with the popular answer and say that unless he was someone close, I'd say no. However, even if it was a close friend, they'd probably get an earful about how to not keep all the lights on and to only keep the generator running for the fridge, hot water, etc.

I'll go with the popular answer and say that unless he was someone close, I'd say no. However, even if it was a close friend, they'd probably get an earful about how to not keep all the lights on and to only keep the generator running for the fridge, hot water, etc.

 

basically this. in this situation i might give the neighbor a gallon and say tough cookies. keep the damn thing off until you really need it asswad